Editing Bacon (section)

== Alternatives ==
Several alternatives to and substitutes for bacon have been developed for those who cannot or prefer not to eat standard pork bacon, including beef, chicken, turkey, bison, soy, and coconut bacon.

=== Turkey bacon ===
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[[File:Turkey bacon cooking in skillet.jpg|thumb|Chopped, formed, colored, and flavoured turkey bacon strips]]

Turkey bacon is consumed by some as an alternative to pork bacon for health benefits, religious laws, or other concerns.<ref name="The Spruce"/><ref name="sfgate">{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Taster-s-Choice-One-turkey-bacon-stands-out-in-3264953.php |title=One turkey bacon stands out in the flock|last=Gold|first=Amanda|date=22 October 2008|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=13 May 2009}}</ref> It is lower in fat and food energy than bacon,<ref name="The Spruce"/><ref name="sfgate"/> but is used similarly.<ref name="sfgate"/>

The meat for turkey bacon comes from the whole turkey, which is chopped and reformed into strips to resemble bacon, and can be cured or uncured, or [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]].<ref name="The Spruce"/> Turkey bacon is cooked by pan-frying.<ref name="sfgate"/> Cured turkey bacon made from [[dark meat]] can be less than 10% fat.<ref name="support"/> The low fat content of turkey bacon means it does not shrink while being cooked and has a tendency to stick to the pan.<ref name="support">{{cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/143275/TURKEY-BACON-WINS-SUPPORT-AS-GOOD-MEAT-AT-BREAKFAST.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223200636/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/143275/TURKEY-BACON-WINS-SUPPORT-AS-GOOD-MEAT-AT-BREAKFAST.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2014 |title=Turkey Bacon Wins Support as Good Meat at Breakfast|date= 23 January 1991|work=Deseret News}}</ref>

=== Macon ===
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"Macon" is produced by curing cuts of [[lamb and mutton|mutton]] in a manner similar to the production of pork bacon.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shephard|first=Sue|title=Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNxLRqSreGkC&pg=PA73|year=2006|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-7432-5553-0|page=73}}</ref> Historically produced in [[Scotland]], it was introduced across Britain during [[World War II]] as a consequence of rationing.<ref name="time_note">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,789657-5,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025225400/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,789657-5,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|title=Grand Strategy: Half-Year Mark |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date= 11 March 1940}} Footnote in ''Time'' magazine mentions wartime use.</ref><ref name="orwell_note">{{Cite web|url=https://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/23-1-40/|title=23.1.40|date=23 January 2010}}</ref> It is today available as an alternative to bacon, produced for the Muslim market and sold at [[halal]] butchers; it is largely similar in appearance to pork bacon except for the darker colour.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Booley|first1=Ashraf|title=Macon: Bacon's Underrated Cousin|url=http://www.tastemag.co.za/Hottopics-1504/Macon-bacons-underrated-cousin.aspx|website=Woolworth's Taste|access-date=2 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128013007/http://www.tastemag.co.za/HotTopics-1504/Macon-bacons-underrated-cousin.aspx|archive-date=28 November 2014}}</ref>

=== Vegetarian bacon ===
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Vegetarian bacon, also referred to as ''facon'', ''veggie bacon'', or ''vacon'', is a vegetarian "bacon" made from plant matter.<ref name="bacon.co.uk veggie">{{cite web|url=http://www.bacon.co.uk/Vegetarian_Bacon.htm|title=Vegetarian Bacon|access-date=18 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325204034/http://www.bacon.co.uk/Vegetarian_Bacon.htm|archive-date=25 March 2012}}</ref> It has no cholesterol, is low in fat, and contains large amounts of protein and fibre.<ref name="bacon.co.uk veggie"/> Two slices contain about {{convert|74|kcal|kJ|order=flip}}.<ref name="bacon.co.uk veggie"/> Vegetarian bacon is usually made from marinated strips of [[textured soy protein]] or [[tempeh]] (fermented soybeans).